NigG,
What an amazing co-incidence, and what a charming story ! No novelist would dare to invent it - but it happened just the same.
And what a wave of nostalgia comes over you when you think back to those grand old colonial hotels. I only knew the "Taj" in Bombay and the "Grand" in Calcutta, but you have people (very old ones !) on the Forum who could tell tales of "Raffles" in Singapore and "Shepheards" in Cairo - and many others.
They speak of long past days of confident Empire splendour, built to impress the 'natives' with the omnipotence and dignity of British power. The ghost of Somerset Maugham must haunt them yet.
And now I suppose you can get a 14-day package holiday to them.
Danny.
Last edited by Danny42C; 20th Aug 2016 at 13:32.
Reason: Typo.